Per WP:ACCESS, do not make any text entries smaller than the default font; doing so creates an accessibility problem for many readers with imperfect vision. Specifically, do not use {{small}} or <small>...</small> in the infobox.

Do not erase parameters that could logically apply now or in the future because you do not yet have data (such as financial results) or because the parameter does not apply today (such as defunct date), except the genre parameter, which pertains only to publishing companies, and the aum parameter, which applies only to financial services companies. You may erase a parameter if it can never logically be applicable. The intl parameter, for example, only applies to companies based outside the United States and can therefore be erased from articles about United States-based companies.

Note that the examples below are for demonstration purposes only and do not necessarily reflect actual data.

name

The full, legal name of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. The full legal name of the company may be different from the common name used for the article title.
Examples: Caterpillar Inc., General Electric Company, Microsoft Corporation

native_name

The full, legal non-English name of the company as it appears in the company's home country language, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof.
Examples: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse, Нефтяна́я Компа́ния Ю́КОС.

romanized_name

Native name in Latin script. Use only if the company is based in a non-English speaking country and it has no official rendering of native name in Latin script. If the official rendering of native name in Latin script exists, use |native_name= parameter instead and omit this non-Latin names entirely.

trading_name

Trade name, doing business as, d/b/a or fictitious business name under which a company presents itself to the public. This parameter is used only when the company has a legally registered trade name that is different from the company's full, legal name.
Example: In the Verizon Wireless article, the "name" parameter is "Cellco Partnership" because that is the full, legal name of the company. However, Cellco Partnership does business as "Verizon Wireless" and you would enter Verizon Wireless in the "trading name" field.

logo

The company's current, primary wordmark and/or logo. Use the logo of the legal entity that is the subject of the article; the logo used may be different from the logo used on consumer products, particularly if the article is about a parent company or holding company.
For companies that use both a wordmark and a logo, upload a file that shows the two in combination if the combined form serves as the company's primary identity mark.
For a wordmark example, see Google; for a logo example, see Apple Inc.; for a combined logo and wordmark example see Altria.
Upload a wordmark/logo graphic using the organization logo upload form. Note: uploading trademarked corporate logos by other means or uploading corporate logos to Wikimedia Commons is likely to result in deletion of the logo.
Format: [[File:logo.png|XXXpx|Description]]

caption

Descriptive information for the logo, if necessary. Rarely used.
Example: Logo used from 1942 to 1966

type

Type of company, wikilinked. Use the ownership parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies and joint ventures, if applicable.
Examples: [[Public company|Public]]OR[[Privately held company|Private]]

traded_as

The stock exchange(s) and stock ticker symbol(s) of publicly traded companies, using stock ticker templates. Information about the company's status as a component of a major index can also be added. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. A list of available stock ticker symbol templates is available at Category:Ticker symbol templates.
Examples: {{NYSE|DLB}}OR{{ubl|{{NASDAQ|MSFT}}|{{SEHK|4338}}|[[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] component|[[NASDAQ-100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component}}

genre

Genres of works published by the company, listed alphabetically and wikilinked.This parameter is used for publishing and media companies only. If this parameter is filled, consider using {{Infobox publisher}} instead, unless the company is notable for more than publishing. If the article subject is not a publishing or media company, delete this parameter from the article. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Example: [[Fiction]]OR{{ubl|[[Biography|Biographies]]|[[Science fiction]]|[[Western fiction|Westerns]]}}

predecessor

The full, legal name(s) of any predecessor(s) of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. If the article subject exists as the result of the merger of two or more legal entities, list the predecessors alphabetically, using {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Examples: Apple Computer Inc.OR{{ubl|[[C. L. Best|C. L. Best Tractor Company]]|[[Holt Manufacturing Company]]}}

The full, legal name(s) of any successor(s) of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. If the article subject has two or more successors, list the successors alphabetically, using {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Examples: [[Apple, Inc.]]OR{{ubl|[[The People's Corporation of Judea]]|[[Splitters, Inc.]]}}

foundation

Location and date of the company's founding (establishment). Use {{Start date}} for the date. Location may be in the format of [[City]], [[State or Province]], [[Country]], or simply [[City]], [[Country]] if a subnational unit is not conventionally given. Use the most-recognizable names in English and individually wikilink the city and state or province. Per WP:OVERLINK, do not wikilink the country. Per WP:Manual of Style (icons), do not use flag icons; flag icons place an unnecessary emphasis on nationality and can be misleading.
Example: [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], [[New Jersey]], United States ({{Start date|1975|04|27}})

founder

Entrepreneur(s) who founded the company. List the founders alphabetically by surname. Use {{ubl}} to format the entries. Wikilink the names of founders who are notable as defined by Wikipedia.
Example: Thomas OliverOR{{ubl|[[Paul Allen]]|[[Bill Gates]]}}

The reason a company became defunct or the change type and the full legal name of the acquiring or merging entity, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof.
Examples: Acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc.OR Bankrupted OR Dissolved OR Merged with Thompson Corporation

location_city

Current city, or city and state/province, of the company's headquarters. Use the location's most-recognizable name in English and individually wikilink both the city and the state or province, if not already wikilinked in the foundation parameter. May be in the format of [[City]], [[State or Province]], or simply [[City]] if a subnational unit is not conventionally given. If this parameter is used, also populate location_country. Do not provide a street address, except in the rare case that the location, for example the corporate campus, is independently notable.
Examples: [[Redmond]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]OR[[Nuremberg]]

location_country

Current country of the company's headquarters. Per Use its most-recognizable name in English, but do not wikilink the country per WP:OVERLINK.Do not use flag icons, per WP:Manual of Style (icons). If this parameter is used, also populate location_city.
Example: Germany.

locations

Number of locations the company has physical properties, expressed as a number, followed by the property type, then the applicable year in parentheses.
Example: 815 stores (2011)

area_served

Geographic area(s) in which the company does business. Use the largest geographic area(s) that apply. If, for example, a company does business in every province in Canada, list Canada, do not list each province. Do not wikilink if it would be redundant with the linking in a previous parameter, such as foundation or location_country. If there is more than one entry, list them alphabetically and use {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Examples: WorldwideOR[[North America]]OR[[New York metropolitan area]]OR{{ubl|[[Contiguous United States]]|[[Puerto Rico]]|[[United States Virgin Islands]]}}

key_people

Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. List the figures in order of organizational role importance. Give job title(s) in parentheses (round brackets); these job titles are capitalized per WP:Manual of Style (capital letters) because they follow the name. If a founder is already listed in the founder parameter, do not list them again here as a founder; you may however list them along with their job title (Chairman, President, etc.)
Generally list prominent, current executives within the company holding key positions such as chairman, chief executive officer, president, VP of design, etc., but do not list roles below chief officer level if they are not notable. Do include top executives even not individually notable, but do not wikilink them.
Use popular names rather than formal names if the key figure has an existing Wikipedia article.
It may be appropriate add, at the end, past executives who played an especially prominent role in the company's history .
For defunct companies, list the most prominent former executives.
Example: {{ubl|[[Tim Cook]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|[[Arthur D. Levinson]] ([[Chairman]])|[[Jonathan Ive]] ([[Senior vice-president|SVP]] of [[Industrial Design]])|[[Steve Jobs]] (Chairman, 1976-1985, 2011; CEO, 1997–2011)}}

industry

Primary industry(s) in which the company operates, listed alphabetically. If the company offers goods and/or services in more than one industry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Example: Appliance manufacturingOR{{ubl|Electronics design|Electronics distribution|Entertainment}}

products

A representative selection of the company's well known current and/or former products, listed alphabetically. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Examples: {{ubl|[[Microsoft Office]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]}}OR{{ubl|[[Bentley Continental Flying Spur|Continental Flying Spur]]|[[Bentley Continental GT|Continental GT]]|[[Bentley Mulsanne (2010)|Mulsanne]]}}

production

The number of units produced in the most recent year and the year prior, stating the year in parentheses. Indicate what is being measured, such as vehicles, units or devices. You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.
Example: {{ubl|{{increase}} 2,856 vehicles (2011)|2,177 vehicles (2010)}}

services

A representative selection of the company's well known current and/or former services offered, listed alphabetically. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Example: {{ubl|[[Financial services|Financing]]|[[Insurance]]|[[Maintenance, repair and operations|Maintenance]]|[[Training]]}}

revenue

All income that the company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers in the most recent year and the year prior, indicating the years in parentheses. (Revenue is referred to as "turnover" in the United Kingdom.) Wikilink the currency unit and indicate country for common currency units like "dollar".
Example: {{ubl|{{increase}}[[United States dollar|US$]]512,256,128,064 (2011)|US$412,552,687,117 (2010)}}

operating_income

Total earnings before interest and taxes recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.
Example: {{ubl|{{decrease}}US$256,128,064,032 (2011)|US$382,456,778,010 (2010)}}

net_income

Net income or profit (revenue minus costs) realized by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.
Example: {{ubl|{{steady}}US$128 million (2011)|US$128 million (2010)}}

aum

The company's total assets under management (AUM) in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.This entry is used for financial services companies only. If the article subject is not a financial services company, delete this parameter from the article.
Example: {{ubl|{{increase}}US$213.5 million (2011)|US$175.8 million (2010)}}

assets

Total assets controlled by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable year s in parentheses.
Example: {{ubl|{{decrease}}US$64,032,016 (2011)|US$82,456,375 (2010)}}

equity

Total equity or net worth held in the company; shareholder equity for public companies.
Example: {{ubl|{{increase}}US$32,016,008,004 (2011)|US$29,752,528,004 (2010)}}

owner

Use this parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies owned by a few key individuals or to list ownership percentages for joint ventures, if applicable. When listing a company as an owner, use the full legal name of the entity that holds the ownership stake in the article's subject company. List the owners alphabetically and use {{ubl}} to format the entries.
Example: {{ubl|[[Richemont|Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A.]] (50%)|[[Polo Ralph Lauren|Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation]] (50%)}}

num_employees

Total number of people employed by the company in the most recent year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. To separate thousands (e.g. 12,200; 5,200) please use a comma (,) instead of a full stop (.) per WP:MOSNUM.
Example: {{ubl|{{steady}}127 (2011)|127 (2010)}}

The primary functional or operational business divisions of a company, listed alphabetically. These divisions align with the internal organizational structure of the company and may or may not align with the company's legally incorporated subsidiaries. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. If there are more than five divisions and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.
Example, for a fictional telecom corporation:{{ubl|Business sales|Consumer sales|Information technologies|Network|Regulatory|Finance}}

subsid

The primary legally incorporated subsidiaries owned by the company, listed alphabetically. Use the full, legal name of each subsidiary, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. Wikilink each subsidiary that has its own unique article. For publicly traded companies, a list of subsidiaries is disclosed in the company's annual report. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. If there are more than five subsidiaries and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.
Example, for Caterpillar Inc.: {{ubl|Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation|Caterpillar Marine Power Systems|[[Perkins Engines Co. Limited]]|[[Progress Rail Services Corporation]]}}

homepage

Top level URL of the company's website, using the {{URL}} template. Do not include the leading www. unless the URL will not resolve without it.
Examples: {{URL|caterpillar.com}}

footnotes

Use to list citations that validate the data in the infobox and/or to note information about the terms, names and figures used in the infobox.

intl

Enter yes in the data area to change some labels from U.S. terminology to international terminology. If the company is based in the United States, remove this parameter.

bodystyle

See {{Infobox/doc}}. Example: can be used to set width of Infobox to 28 em with:

You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous fiscal year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.

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Yahoo! Finance—Provides revenue [Revenue (ttm)], operating_income [Operating Cash Flow (ttm)] and net_income [Net Income Avl to Common (ttm)] data, plus various other information. Enter the ticker symbol or find company name, then click on the "Key Statistics" link in the left column. Yahoo! also operates websites in many locations worldwide, links to which are located at the bottom of the web page.

Many companies also provide annual financial reports as downloadable PDF files in the "investor relations" section of their website. Financial figures are typically found in the last half of an annual report.